Virtual performances

YSU Dana School of Music Wind Ensemble Announces Year End Virtual Concert

The Youngstown State University Dana School of Music Wind Ensemble, directed by Dr. Stephen L. Gage, will host a year-end virtual concert on Thursday, May 7, 2020 at 7:30 PM.

The event will open with recordings of two live performance selections from a Wind Ensemble concert held in February 2020 accompanied by slideshows that display band photos from the past year.

The concert includes the premiere of the Virtual YSU Wind Ensemble Video of Stars and Stripes Forever (will need to link the video to here), produced by YSU Dana School of Music graduating senior, Brendan Gage.

The YSU Wind Ensemble consists of 50 auditioned students in the music school. Ten graduating students from the ensemble will also be acknowledged. They are:

Ryan Dutton, MM in Instrumental Conducting, Dallas, TX

Noah Cline, BA in Horn Performance, Warren, OH

Brendan Gage, BM in Horn Performance, Poland, OH

Dominic Gentile, BM in Trombone Performance, Pittsburgh, PA

Ross Hill, BM in Music Education, Poland, OH

Andrew Kovaleski, MM in Saxophone Performance, Columbus, OH

Elliot Kwolek, MM in Clarinet Performance, Beaver, PA

Daniel Sager, MM in Trombone Performance, LaPorte, IN

Sarah Schwenke, BM in Horn Performance, New Wilmington, PA

Mitchell Topf, BA in History, Zelienople, PA